Brake valve assembly



July 10, 1951 E.V F. LowEKE BRAKE VALVE ASSEMBLY Filed Aug. 25, 1948 Patented July 10, 1951 UNITED STATES TENT OFFICE BRAKE VALVE ASSEMBLY Application August 23, 1948, Serial No. 45,749

7-r Claims. 1

The present invention relates to hydraulic pressure regulating valves, as employed in connection with hydraulic brakes and the like and of the type in which the regulator valve has a oasinfy with an axial bore containing an inlet valve with an aligned actuating rod therefor, this rod being actuated by pressure applied thereto in consequence of actuation of the brake pedal and being operatively associated with an encircling sleeve structure, providinfr communication between the breiteand return chambers, and a displacement chamber, which is cholre fed with operating liquid from the brake chainber inzorder to synchronize the feel at the brake pedal with the application of; the brakes.

The.. above described type of regulator valve therefore requires the use of a concentric rod and. sleeve assembly which has to be precisely fitted Within the valve casing and necessitates the provision of efiicient sealing means between the` relatively slidable parts, with provision for adjustment for Wear and adjustment of thi: asn s embly asa Whole while in situ.

The invention has for its object to provide suchv a rod and sleeve assembly inthe form of ay cartridge which iscapable of being fitted Within therbore portion of the regulator valve casing, such that the unit can be readily removed for repair or replacement, andl can` itself ce readily adjusted, while insitu, for the locating thereof in its required oper/ating position.

Therinvention also` has for its object to provide a removable orA replaceable cartridge unit for fitting into the bore portion of a regulator valve ofthe above type, which unit incorporates the inlet valve actuating rod as Well asia sleeve valve for controlling the flow of the operating liquid between the brake and return chambers of the regulating valve, and a stop men-fiber for limiting theF axial movementof the rod and the sleeve valve and for tying the parts (the rod and sleeve) to an outer sleeve, which constitutes the outer body o f the cartridgeunit and is capable ofbeins` screwed or otherwise adjustably iitted into the bore portion ofthe regulator valvecasing,

This cartridge unit alsoincorporates its own sealing rings,` which can be easily replaced, as also can be different parts of the unit, ifv and when desired.V

lThese andsfurther objects and advantages will appear clear frorna consideration of -the followingv descriptionwith reference to the drawings inwhich:

Eig. I is a diagrammatic representation of` av hydraulic brake. system incorporating a` brake- (cl. .zw-20.)

regulating Valve in accordance with the invention, with the valve shown. in longitudinal section,

Fig. II is a plan view of the brake valve shown 5; in Eig. I', and

Fig; II'Ii is: an enlarged' view of the. cartridge: unit; provided in accordance With invention, partlyinsection and partly in elevation.

Referring to. the. drawings', a dual. valve te. is 1Q shown having a common connection with. a pressure accumulator Ht andlateral passages lia forl distributing the iiuid pressure.c to. theA dual Valve sections which. are. of identicalz Construcition andi operation with, the return connection 15l llif the only other commonv part. Onl'yf one. of the: valve. sect-ions. will. be described. Also itY will be understoodl that the; invention canV be readily applied toa single. valve. arrangement asV compared with this dual.. arrangement..

To operate one of'4 the valve. sections ofV the valve il) to. apply the brakes, the brake. pedal. is 1mo ved towardpthedotted line posit-ion: to. dis-- place the piston 22 in the master cylinder,

closing the', compensating port: fii leading tothe 25 supply tank. 2.8;.

piston; forces. the fluid: through. the line Fill". against the; piston. 32 to displace the. same in' a. cylinder Movementiof the piston 3211s transu ferred through the push rod'z. to the leafspring 30, actuator, whichpivotsaroiuid the hinge point The-lower; end Lixof; the actuator tatiana.. fers itsmovementv to'V the valve actuating; stein A? through.; a. spring cushion. halleandesocket thrust unit t5.

and acts: tohold. the inlet valve Eit Whenthe-valveeiis opened bythe pin'portioni312; the fluidy pressure then ows into thebrake 40;, chamber and out through',Y the connection 555.

to; the brakes; Return fiuidl from the brakes flows through thelreturnvaive. consisting ofY a headanda sleeve C into the return. chamberi?, and,` out. through return connection Continued movement. ofi' the` Fluid: pressure from the accumulator iliflows. throughthe passage lli intoztheinlet chamber ttl..

The cholre arrangement for synchronizing the. feel at ithe pedal with ,the -brakeoperation.takes. '01.1355 form'. of ai restricted passageI extending;V

3 and the associated structure. Between the chamber @E and the cylinder 3d is a bleeder port 'M regulated by the bleeder screw '15.

The valve stem 44 engages the slotted end of the sliding sleeve 6G which slot receives the stop pin 18, mounted in the Xed outer sleeve BQ. A spring 82 urges the sleeve 60 against the pin I8. Slidable in the sleeve (iii is a valve part 84 in which the restricted passage 6d is deined and of which the valve head 58 and the pin 52 may be an integral part thereof as shown in the illustrated embodiment. Movement of the rod it to the left, as viewed in Fig. I, first brings the left end of the sleeve 6@ into engagement with the valve head 58 to close the return port leading to the return chamber t2. Continued movement of the sleeve B moves the valve port Se and its associated structure to open the inlet valve S through displacement by the pin 52. In this manner the pressure of the accumulator I4 is directed to the brakes. To keep the return port closed it is necessartT to overcome the tension of the spring 82 and the delayed pressure exerted against the piston 68.

To bleed the system described, with the bleeder screw 'I6 loosened and the compensating port 26 opened, the actuator 38 is manually pivoted clockwise to open the valve 5E. Fluid pressure from the accumulator I4 will then flow along the path dened by the arrows shown in Fig. I, flushing the complete system and bleeding all air from the system into the supply tank 28. The bleeder screw I6 is thereafter tightened and the system is ready for operation through the pedal 20.

Manual actuation of the actuator 33 is possible by the operator applying alternate pulling and pushing forces thereto at its end remote from the hinge point 40. This produces reciprocation of the piston 32 and thereby gives rise to a kind of pumping action which causes the bled luid to be discharged through the open port 26, the latter being maintained open during the bleeding operation.

Upon the actuator 38 being swung clockwise due to actuation of the brake pedal 2B and the consequential pressure exerted upon the actuator through the medium of the push rod 36 and its associated piston 32, the shoulder l2 will be advanced upon the piston 58 as the rod lll is pushed to the left (as seen in Fig. I) to cause the pin 52 to push against and open the inlet valve 59. During application of the brakes however the iluid pressure will build up within the chamber 66 and cause the piston to travel to the right. In so doing the condition will be obtained when this piston movement, by contact of the piston with the shoulder T2, will cause a force to be exerted upon the lower end of the actuator 38 suiiicient to swing the latter anti-clockwise about the pivot 15D. Such movement ci the actuator will react upon the piston 32 to cause the latter to move to the left and thereby give rise to the full load feel effect at the depressed brake pedal 2U in the well known manner. At the same time, that is when the rod it is being pushed to the right to its original or starting position, the inlet valve 50 will be permitted to close under the action of its spring.

The above description renders clear the construction and operation of the type of regulator valve to which the present invention relates.

The essence of the invention, however, resides in the construction of the inlet valve operating part 52, the sleeve 6I), and the sleeve 80 as a unit, in the form of a cartridge which can be separately assenso 4 constructed as such and handled as a unit for insertion in the end of the bore 82 of the regulator valve casing It.

To this end it will be seen upon reference to Fig. III in particular that the above described parts 52, Ell and 81% are incorporated in an integral rod 8S having the choke passage Se passing through its center and formed at its right hand end 8s to come up against the cross pin 18, which latter therefore, forms a stop to limit movement of this rod 86 to the right as well as forming also a stop to limit also movement of the outer Valve sleeve 69 to the right.

The cross pin i8 passes through a screw-driver slot SB formed in the right hand end of the sleeve valve 55S and at its opposite ends engages, and is located, in the opposed holes H1B.

This cross pin 8 therefore, not only forms a stop for the rod 3S and sleeve 5l), as above stated, but also serves to tie these parts to the outer sleeve GI) to give the required unit cartridge construction.

The outer surface of the outer sleeve 8|) is screw-threaded as indicated at IIG for engagement with the screw-threaded interior portion H2 of the bore 82.

The slot 9i? serves to receive a screw-driver or like implement by which the cartridge unit can be readily screwed and adjusted into correct operative position with respect to the inlet valve 50 and the return connection I3 or be removed, as required,

Sealing rings provided in annular grooves in the outside surface of the sleeve 8s on opposite sides of the side openings I It therein (these openings being adapted to register with the return connection i3) serve to seal this sleeve with respect to the bore 82 whereas a similar arrangement of sealing rings H8 on the inside surface of the sleeve Sii serve to seal the latter with respect to the interior sleeve Gil. As to the sealing of the end portion 8 of the rod 86 with respect to the sleeve 6B, this is afforded by the sealing ring contained in an annular groove in the outer surface of this end portion.

Having thus described `my invention, what I claim as new and desire to cover by Letters Patent is:

l. A valve cartridge unit adapted for use with a hydraulic regulator valve for brakes and the like, to provide for the opening of the regulator inlet valve as well as for the return flow of the pressure liquid from the regulator brake chamber and for a choked ow of the pressure liquid to the displacement chamber for synchronizing the feel at the pedal with the application of the brakes, said cartridge unit comprising an outer sleeve adapted to be adjustably and removably secured within the bore portion of the body part of the regulator valve containing said inlet valve and the brake and displacement chambers, an inner sleeve member slidably mounted Within and carried by said outer sleeve, a separate rod member extending through the interior of said inner sleeve and dening, with registering openings in the latter and the outer body part, the said return chamber for the brake pressure liquid, said rod being also slidable within the said inner sleeve to permit the rod to actuate the regulator` inlet valve, said inner and outer sleeves and said rod having registering side openings, and a common connector member engaged in said openings and connecting said sleeves and rod in unified telescoped relation, said connector member being removable from said openings to free the sleeves and rod for separation when the cartridge unit is removed from the regulator body part.

2. A replaceable valve cartridge unit as claimed in claim 1 wherein said rod member has an end plunger portion slidable within the outer end portion of said sleeve valve member remote from the inlet valve actuating end thereof and sealing means is provided for maintaining a fluid seal between said plunger portion and the said sleeve valve end portion.

3. A replaceable valve cartridge asclaimed in claim 1 wherein said outer sleeve carries sealing rings for maintaining sealing contact with the bore portion of the regulator valve casing and sealing means is also provided for maintaining a. fluid seal between the sleeve valve member and the interior of the outer sleeve.

4. A replaceable cartridge unit as claimed in claim 1 wherein said connecting means consists of a diametral cross pin engaged and located at its ends in opposed openings in the outer sleeve and located in its intermediate portion within an axial slot formed-in the sleeve Valve member from the outer end thereof remote from the valve actuating end of said rcd member, said slot affording a means of inserting or removing the cartridge unit by the engagement of a screwdriver or like tool therein.

5. A unitary valve cartridge structure comprising an outer sleeve with a fluid port in its side Wall, an inner coaxial sleeve slidably mounted Within said outer sleeve and having a fluid port registered with the uid port in said outer sleeve,

a co-axial rod member slidably mounted within said' inner sleeve, said rod having a fluid ilow passage extending along its interior and providing a restricted fluid oW between opposite ends of the rod, said rod constituting an actuator for an external valve separate from said cartridge structure, and releasable tie means connecting said sleeves and rod together in telescoped relation With the inner sleeve and rodhdening a uid flow passage extending from one end of the outer sleeve to the said registered fluid ports.

6. The invention as defined in claim 5, said outer sleeve having a screw-threaded exterior adapted for the adjustable securing of the carridge unit 'within a. valve casing structure.

7. The invention as defined in claim 5, said outer sleeve having diametrically opposite holes in its side wall 'and said rod having an elongated slot in one end'thereof, and said tie means comprising a diametral removable pin member extending through said elongated slot and into said holes in telescopic securing relationship with respect to said sleeve and rod, said pin member when removed freeing said sleeves and rod for axial separation from each other.

ERWIN F. LOW EKE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,855,348 Hamilton Apr. 26, 1932 2,398,855 Ray Apr, 23, 1946 2,430,811 Gardiner Nov. 11, 1947 

